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Vol. 3 No. 16 | Richmond Suburban News | November 15, 2017

County holds to GOP as Dems sweep top 3 offices

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor HANOVER – While Democrats swept the top three offices in Virginia, Hanover County voters clung to their conservative roots in the Tuesday, Nov. 7, General Election.

Democrats Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, Justin E. Fairfax and incumbent Mark R. Herring will be taking office in January as governor, lieu-

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An hour before the polls closed, voters still came out in the dark and rain to cast their ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

tenant governor and attorney general.

Incumbent Republicans H.F. “Buddy” Fowler Jr., 55th, and Christopher K. Peace, 97th, retained their seats in the House of Delegates, defeating Democrats Morgan K. Goodman and Cori E. Johnson.

Unofficial vote totals were: 55th District: Fowler, 13,611, 62.22%; Goodman, see DEMS, pg. 5

Program excites Christmas Mother

By Logan Barry for The Hanover Local DOSWELL — Distributing food, toys and gift certificates to needy families in Hanover County each year, The Hanover Ruritan Club is committed to carrying out an annual tradition with the Christmas Mother program.

Cynthia P. Balderson, this year’s Christmas Mother, sat on a familiar couch surrounded by former Christmas Mothers of Hanover County to pose for a photo, as they have done for many years.

“From a personal standpoint, this is the first thing I’ve been excited about, for me, in a long time. I have daughters who are 21 and 23 [years old]… so this this is exciting for me to bring magic back to my home for Christmas,” Balderson said after she recently was announced as the 2017 Hanover Christmas Mother.

“I’m excited to work with each one of you to bring magic to other homes throughout our

community,” she said.

Following a tradition, the 2017 Hanover Christmas Mother was announced on Nov. 1 during a holiday-spirited afternoon tea at the Flippo home in Doswell, where Balderson was accompanied by former Christmas Mothers, friends, and Ruritan club members from around the county.

“My kids are grown [up], the nest is empty; the magic of Santa Claus has sort of been gone from my see MOTHER, CYNTHIA BALDERSON pg. 2 2017 Hanover Christmas Mother

Council gets early start on budget

By Logan Barry for The Hanover Local ASHLAND – As the holiday season gets into full swing, November means the beginning of budget season for local governments. Ashland Town Council members agree that starting the conversation early can’t hurt.

Ashland Town Manager Joshua Farrar discussed different items pertaining to the funding of legacy capital projects with Ashland Town Council at the Tuesday, Nov. 7, regular meeting.

Two of the top priority capital projects that Farrar focused on during the presentation were Ashland Town Hall and the town’s Carter Park Pool.

Town Hall has been renovated many times, and has served the community for over 50 years.

Farrar assured council members that the town had gotten its “money’s worth” out of the building.

The town pool, located in Carter Park, generally hasn’t undergone renovations, but has served the community for 20 years.

Whenever estimates are made, Farrar said assumptions also must be made. Taking that further, Farrar emphasized how the town estimates conservatively, saying he is hopeful that the num-

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Thomas Rhett, right, president of the Ashland Police Foundation, is shown with Ashland Police Chief Douglas Goodman and Ashland Mayor James Foley during the presentation of a $23,500 donation to the Ashland Police Department.

bers being presented during the discussion would be the highest numbers they’ll see.

The combined assumptions resulted in about $10,592,033 for Town Hall and the pool.

This number is likely the worst-case scenario.

“Hopefully, it’ll get better when we know more about what the reality is,” Farrar said.

Farrar’s presentation then turned to different see TOWN, pg. 3

Ashland gets ready to celebrate with parade Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – The Kiwanis Club of Ashland will present its Olde Time Holiday Parade on Sunday, Nov. 19.

Kicking off at 2:15 p.m., the 48th annual parade will feature Santa Claus, floats, bands and other Christmas favorites traveling through the town.

About 100 entries take part in the parade, which is always held the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

The parade route travels along Thompson Street to England Street then turns down Henry Street and end at Archie Canon Boulevard.

For more information about the parade, email ashlandkiwanis@gmail.com.

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The Hanover Humane Society brought along a furry friend to take part in the 2016 Olde Time Holiday Parade in Ashland.

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County’s stormwater action plan on track achieved, and now Flagg’s department is concentrating on the next five-year cycle that requires a 40 percent reduction in daily HANOVER -- Director of Public Works load amounts.

Mike Flagg told the Hanover County Board “We’re well into permit cycle two, which of Supervisors last week that a program does not begin until the end of this fiscal to ensure the county’s comyear,” the director said. pliance with environmental He credited county offirunoff regulations has comcials with implementing pleted the first phase. a plan complete with CIP Reducing the county’s funding that has allowed the storm water runoff to two county to get ahead of the river basins (James and York curve. rivers) in the district has been Flagg also said state agenthe focus of Flagg’s efforts, cies have provided a buffer of and he has utilized matchsorts between local governing state funds to complete ments and the EPA, allowing several creek improvement a clearer sense of expectaFLAGG projects in the county. In additions. tion, the current action plan “The fact that DEQ is our seeks to reduce Total Maximum Daily Load oversight agency and keeping EPA, gener(TMDL) to the Chesapeake Bay ally speaking, out of our shops in terms of The Phase One goal of a reduction of 5 doing audits and looking at things. That’s percent of daily runoff of nitrogen, phos- been a positive we’re seeing around the phorous and sediment has already been commonwealth currently,” Flagg said.

“The world of storm water has gotten a little less intense in recent times,” Flagg said.

“I think that’s a good thing. I don’t know if it’s because implementation is now underway and things are smoother or what.”

One of the major changes in this year’s plan was a reliance on more recent census figures. “We went from a 2000-based census area to a 2010-based census area,” Flagg said.

The census data lag caused some of the daily load numbers to increase, but, overall, Flagg told supervisors “we’re on track.”

The county has utilized matching state funding to complete a number of projects associated with the action plan approved by supervisors. “Your dollars have been matched with state dollars to do these projects,” Flagg said. “By and large, that’s really helped us extend our budget.”

But, challenges remain like obtaining easements for future projects and long-term maintenance of completed projects. “There’s always potential for failure with hurricanes and other natural events and how that will

She grew up in Henrico County, but is a longtime resident of Hanover. She is a manager in corporate philanthropy at Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation.

“I have lived in Hanover County for 30 years, my husband is a teacher in Hanover County and my two grown daughters went to school through Hanover County [Public] Schools – so I just feel very connected to this county – especially the children,” Balderson said.

The Hanover Ruritan Club makes annual donations in efforts to support the program each year. The Ruritan club staffs a distribution house at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department.

These distributions of goods not only assist families in the local community who need help, but it also can be a lot of fun for the members and volunteers whom are involved.

On its website, www.hanoverruritan. org, the club strongly encourages the county’s citizens to “please consider contributing to the Christmas Mother program.”

The Christmas Mother program is operated in coordination with other ruritan clubs in the area, such as the Doswell Ruritan Club.

Franklin Jones, who is a member of the

Doswell Ruritan Club and the coordinator of the Christ Mother program, said during the announcement at the Flippo home that this was the club’s 27thyear sponsoring the program. “So, it’s been going on [for awhile].”

“A lot of past Christmas Mothers and [their friends] have helped us, and we thank you so much for that, because, without the volunteers helping, the Doswell Ruritan Club could not do this project,” Jones said.

Speaking about times for which community members can assist the club with this program, Jones said, “We work at night, from 7 to 9 p.m. I’ll give you some dates if you’d like to help us this year in any way.”

Anyone who is interested in contributing to the program should contact Jones by telephone at 804-876-3644.

The program, very popular among the community for many years, is a nonprofit organization, Hanover Christmas Mother Inc. The mailing address is P.O. Box 39, Doswell, VA 23047. The organization is not-for-profit and is listed as being “Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs (K30).”

“I do believe that volunteers make magic, and when we work together we can do so much more than we do separately,” Balderson said.

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home for awhile – so I just think it will be very exciting to help other people enjoy the holiday season,” Bal-derson said.

The 2017 Hanover Christmas Mother said she’s looking forward to her new role and that she’s learning a lot about the program’s operations.

“I’ve learned very quickly that this is a very well-oiled machine, with countless volunteers who are already in place. I’m excited to represent Hanover County, to visit local events [such as] the Holly Ball and [events] for children, but [also events] for senior citizens at Covenant Woods,” Balderson said.

She’s excited about interacting with the local community to bring to light the Christmas Mother’s role in the county.

“I’m excited to attend their events to try and educate them about the importance of the Christmas Mother and the gifts and services being provided,” she continued.

The Christmas Mother program aims to raise funds in order to purchase and supply county families who need support with food and other items.

“As I’m raising awareness, I’ll be trying to raise those funds,” Balderson said.

see STORMWATER, pg. 5

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Purchase, possession and transfer of a firearm was reported in the 10100 block of Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland.

Concealment, price altering of merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7300 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny from auto was reported in the 10300 block of Chamberlayne Road, Mechanicsville.

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approaches for which council can consider when deciding how to pay these additional expenditures.

Cutting current expenditures is an approach that Farrar said is a method used to make room for additional expenditures, but he noted it probably isn’t the best route to take and probably wouldn’t work in this case.

Saving up the funds over time and using cash that the town has on hand is the next approach he showed council. “That’s what we’ve done over the years,� he said, adding how the problem with this option is that the price that needs funding is too high.

A third approach discussed during the presentation looks at increasing revenue through economic growth. “[The] good news [is] – we’re doing this. That is a lot of what we do.� He used examples such as the Holland Tract, a brownfield area recently given the go-ahead for development by council.

Another approach discussed during the Nov. 7 con-

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Concealment, price altering of merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Disorderly conduct was reported in the 8000 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Violating preliminary protective order was reported in the 6000 block of Green Haven Drive,

versation would be to increase tax rates. “An easy way to think about tax increase is [to ask]: What does one additional penny buy you to get to wherever you need to get to – as a gap in financing?� “I have a chart that shows what one percent or one penny on anything buys you,� he said.

The last approach Farrar brought to council is to “finance over time,� using a 20-year loan example. With that approach, he showed council how the balance needed per year would end up being approximately $292,246. “This is the magic number,� Farrar said.

For the most part, town council members appeared pleased with what they saw in Farrar’s presentation. However, there were still some concerns and questions some had. The discussion was based on preliminary ideas. “I appreciate the multiple scenarios – we know we’re going to have to do something,� said Councilman George Spagna.

Mayor James Foley liked what he saw, but he sees room to get the job done without generating as much interest. “I love

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how you brought in the other taxes into the discussion – it’s very creative.� “I may be more aggressive than the others, but I would really like the 15-year [loan], and do the real estate, the meals and decal credit. That gets you there – but this is preliminary,�

Foley said.

Vice Mayor Steve Trivett said he doesn’t see the pool as being on the same level of importance as he considers Town Hall.

In other discussion, Clerk of Council Joseph Collins talked about amendments and an update to the town’s strategic plan. The update showed initiatives in which council members scored as important priorities in a recent survey they completed.

The first three initiatives talked about during the meeting were to: support the Ashland Police Department’s continuing efforts to build mutual respect in community and enhance the public’s satisfaction with policing activities, use every resource at their disposal to influence the result of the DC2RVA project, and to redevelop “blighted or undesirable� parcels of land near the interstate.

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Bonnie Winstead Cline, 68, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 2, 2017, after a long courageous battle with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Winstead Sr. and Irene Parker Winstead; and two sisters, JoAnn Brock and Cathy Chamberlayne. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving and devoted husband of 46 years, Bill Cline; her daughter, Jennifer Crown; CLINE two granddaughters, Lauren Crown and Madison Crown; one brother, Frank Winstead Jr.; and a host of loving family members. Bonnie retired from Alcoa and was a member of the Taylorsville Baptist Church. A special thank you was extended to everyone at Hospice of Virginia for the wonderful care and loving support shown to Bonnie and the family. A celebration of Bonnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Taylorsville Baptist Church at 15415 Taylorsville Road in Doswell. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Hope Foundation, 2235 Staples Mill Rd., Ste. 100, Richmond, VA 23230 or Taylorsville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 129, Doswell, VA 23047.

VALERIE GROOMS Valerie Renee Grooms, of Montpelier, received her heavenly wings on November 3, 2017. She was born on January 22, 1964, to the late Charles and Joyce Thomas of Beaverdam. She was preceded in death by her brother, Darrell Thomas.

She leaves to celebrate her life and cherish her memory GROOMS her husband, Willie Grooms; beloved daughter, Brianna Grooms; two sisters, Gwen James and Erica Thomas; three brothers, Mark Jones (Tina), Michael Thomas (Wilma)

and Shawn Thomas (Krista); aunts, Alice Powell, Helen Jones, Pearline Graves, Ida Johnson and Sallie Tyler; uncles, William Jones (Diane) and Ben Thomas; stepdaughter, Sherita Frederick (Warren); sisters-in-law, Tamara Thomas and Lena Smith; brother-in-law, Albert Grooms (Francine); uncle-in-law, Berkeley Jackson; two grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the Ashland Christian Center in Ashland. Interment followed in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Online condolences may be made at www.owensfuneralservices.com. Owens Funeral Service in Ashland was in charge of arrangements.

JOHN TAYLOR John George Warren Taylor, 67, of Ashland, formerly of Suffolk, passed away June 20, 2017.

He was the son of Arthur H. and Ann Call Taylor Jr., M.D. He is survived by his brother, Arthur. H. Taylor III of Beaverdam; and sister, Ann Call Taylor of Germany. A short memorial and Celebration of Life service will be held at noon today (Wednesday, November 15, 2017) in Forest Lawn Cemetery at 4000 Pilots Lane in Richmond. View obit: richmond.com/obituaries/ taylor-john-george-warren/article_73964bd0f2ed-573b-8368-56c97c68ec44.html.

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Jessica M. Winston departed this life November 2, 2017, at her home in Montpelier after a prolonged illness. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Madijia; son, Elijah; brother, Corey Winston (Kavis); sister, Felicia Woodson; grandparents, Clarence Mallory (Jean) and Margaret Winston; life WINSTON partner, Steven Johnson aka "Bowman"; seven aunts, five uncles, three nieces, one nephew and a host of devoted cousins, friends and caregivers. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at the Mt Olivet Baptist Church at 17520 Jefferson Highway PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING in Montpelier.

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8,215, 37.55%; and write-ins, 50, 0.23%.

97th District: Peace, 15,350, 73.36%; Johnson, 5,530, 26.43%; and write-ins, 44, 0.21%.

Filling out the ballot were: Republican Edward W. “Ed” Gillespie and Clifford D. Hyra, Libertarian, governor; Republican Jill H. Vogel, lieutenant governor; and Republican John D. Adams, attorney general.

Toni Radler, chair of the Hanover County Democratic Committee, said, “Hanover Democrats are over the moon about the election results. We worked hard for our state and local candidates. The Democratic sweep of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, plus taking

15 House [of Delegates] seats, shows two things: We are running great candidates who are speaking to the real concerns of Virginians and it shows that our voters are disgusted with [President Donald] Trump’s divisive agenda.”

“We are disappointed that our two good House candidates did not win seats in the 55th and 97th [districts]. But Morgan Goodman continued the upward trend of increasing the Democratic vote in the 55th. And Cori Johnson ran a good campaign in a really tough district that’s becoming Democratic-friendly,” Radler added. “Make no mistake about it ... we will be will be back to win these seats in two years.”

“One more interesting thing,” she said, “there is a change in the electorate in Hanover County. Our local committee has not felt such

enthusiasm from and for Hanover Democrats in over 50 years since the Voting Rights Act passed. That’s because, ironically, we have become the middle of the road party in the face of Trump’s affinity for all things Russian, in the face of his preference for multimillionaires over the middle class, and his seeming lack of understanding of our nation’s founding principles.”

“Hanover Democrats are buoyed by this election and have a renewed determination to field candidates and work hard for them to win -starting with the First District Congressional race in 2018,” Radler said.

Russ Wright, chair of the Hanover County Republican Committee, said, “Even though Hanover’s results were strong, it’s clear the party has some soul-searching in

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its future if we’re to restore our competitive position in elections. In this endeavor, our principles must not stray from our fight to sustain Liberty for ‘We the People’, or we risk losing our way and our party.”

Statewide, the unofficial results were: Governor: Northam, 1,408,804, 53.91%; Gillespie, 1,174,926, 44.96%; Hyra, 27,942, 1.07%; and write-ins, 1,433, 0.05%.

Lieutenant governor: Fairfax, 1,366,835, 52.70%; Vogel, 1,224,367, 47.21%; and write-ins, 2,445, 0.09%.

Attorney general: Herring, 1,384,304, 53.33%; Adams, 1,208,850, 46.57%; and writeins, 2,484, 0.10%.

Unofficial results in Hanover County were: Governor: Northam, 14,739, 34.18%; Gillespie, 27,767, 64.38%; Hyra, 599, 1.39%; and write-ins, 16, 0.04%.

Lieutenant governor: Fairfax, 14,222, 33.08%; 28,712, 66.79%; and write-ins, 53, 0.12%.

Attorney general: Herring, 14,350, 33.39%; Adams, 28,577, 66.49%; and write-ins, 53, 0.12%.

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affect practices. We are trying to anticipate that,” he added.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also has expressed some concern concerning some methods employed by the county in identified projects. “They think we are using too much rock in regard to our streams,” Flagg said.

He explained many of those projects have steep embankments on either side and require the rock to steady the slope. “We don’t know how to build them and get them to stay there without the rock.”

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Sheriff: second Fall Fellowship Festival a success HANOVER – Over 100 community organizations participated in the second Fall Fellowship Festival hosted by Col. David R. Hines and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.

In addition to the participating organizations, Sgt. James R. Cooper said hundreds of volunteers helped with planning and logistics.

“We would like to thank all of our community partners and employees who made this event a huge success!” Hines said.

“Thousands of members of our community had the opportunity to connect with our community partners and members of the Sheriff’s Office,” Cooper said. “Our community partners were also able to meet each other and learn more about other organizations within Hanover County. Prior to this community event, the Sheriff’s Office was able to reach over 280,000 citizens in the region with a positive message through the use of social media and radio broadcast.

We are confident that, through this event, many new

partnerships were formed and that the abundance of resources available to our citizens was highlighted.”

Hines also thanked the EJ Wade Foundation, which sponsored live music and entertainment from local musicians Kevin Mac, Bethany Gates, The Arise Band and a dance group from The Richmond Filipino Class.

The sheriff said the event was designed to celebrate volunteerism and partnerships in the community, which continue to make Hanover County a safe

OPINION | The Local Views From the managing editor

Photo prompts flood of precious memories

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor The first reaction was “Oh, how sweet,” and then a teary-eyed moment followed. A Facebook photo showed a young boy seated beside his grandfather reading a book. That image immediately reminded me of the times I spent with my maternal grandfather.

When I was 5 we moved into a house near my grandparents. That was the house I grew up in and Mom remained there until she moved here in 2009.

I was blessed to have had a grandfather who was the epitome of what you would expect. In other words, he spoiled me and doted on me. But, most of all, he was kind and supportive.

When I was a kid, we had three TV channels and one aired Westerns on Saturday afternoon.

That photo of that little boy and his granddad took me back to my times spent enjoying those movies with Grandpa.

Without question, the relationship between a grandparent and a grandchild is very special.

A few months before my 16th birthday, Grandpa surprised me with a car. Now, it wasn’t a luxury vehicle by any means -- and it was 10 years old -- but it was mine.

He didn’t have a lot of education, having grown up on a farm in eastern Kentucky. He brought my grandmother and the two oldest daughters (there were five; Mom was No. 4) to West Virginia so he could work in the coal mines.

Grandpa was determined to provide well for his family and studied to become a certified mine boss. He did accomplish that goal.

Our time together also involved a lot of news.

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He was a real news junkie. We would read newspapers together (I never thought I’d pursue a career in the field) and watch news broadcasts. He had to be informed at all times so he kept a transistor radio beside him.

Looking back, I didn’t realize the impact he would have on my life. Mom had studied journalism in high school. Her father had influenced her too when it came to the news.

Sadly, Grandpa died the week of my high school graduation. I spent a lot of time with him, but, as an adult, I wish I’d asked him more about his life and his successes. He was humble.

It’s amazing how a Facebook post took me back to a time in my own life that meant so much.

The person who posted that photo did receive an acknowledgment of thanks.

Here’s to you, Grandpa, I’m in the news biz.

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Hines said the festival “proved what we have always known to be true: Strong partnerships create safe communities. This is a natural source of strength for our community. We are incredibly grateful to our citizens, our community partners, volunteers and Sheriff’s Office staff that helped make this event such a wonderful success.”

To see more photos from the event, go to the HCSO Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ HanoverSheriff.

CALENDAR | News, & Listings Wednesday, Nov. 15 The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Anna Elementary School at 13111 Walton’s Tavern Rd. in Montpelier. For more information, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767).

The app may be downloaded at Red Cross Blood Donor App.

Thursday, Nov. 16 Hanover Chamber of Commerce will present Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hanover Country Club at 14314 Country Club Drive in Ashland. Early registration for Chamber members is $15; late registration is $20. Non-member registration is $20. For more information, email marianne@hanoverchamberva. com or call 804-442-2093. see EVENTS, pg. 14

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Second-half surge leads R-MC to victory

By Charlie Broaddus Richmond Times-Dispatch ASHLAND – In the third quarter of Saturday’s football game between RandolphMacon and Hampden-Sydney, Macon’s star tailback Tre Frederick suffered an injury that forced him to leave the game for good.

If Frederick left a hole, senior back J.P. Redmond, a Monacan High graduate, filled it. He entered the game and immediately scored a touchdown, then later exploded for a 61-yard run that set up a short touchdown for teammate Eric Hoy. “We all, this year, decided to play for somebody else. I decided to play for (Frederick),” said Redmond, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown in less than one half.

Redmond was one of three Macon runners to scamper for at least 80 yards as the Yellow Jackets (7-3, 4-2 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) barrelled in for eight scores on the ground in a 56-28 victory over rival Hampden-Sydney in the 122nd edition of The Game.

Before and after Redmond replaced Frederick in the backfield, Eric Hoy was the most consistent and effective runner for the Yellow Jackets. He ran 21 times for 93 yards and five touchdowns – two in the first half and three in the second.

because of him.”

Saturday marked the end of the season for both teams.

Hampden-Sydney (6-4, 4-2 ODAC) entered the game with a chance to win a conference title, but as the Tigers were playing, Washington and Lee became ODAC champions by beating Shenandoah, 48-21.

Charlie Broaddus can be reached at cbroaddus@timesdispatch.com.

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Randolph-Macon cornerback Ryan Burns (21) intercepts a would-be Hampden-Sydney touchdown pass to wide receiver Carter Cunningham (23) to preserve a Yellow Jacket lead that set up their 56-28 win in the 122nd edition of “The Game” Saturday.

He also caught eight passes for 77 yards.

“We actually planned on (using Hoy) a little bit,” Macon coach Pedro Arruza said.

Arruza said his team had more success on the ground than he had expected.

Before suffering his injury, Frederick repeatedly powered his way through tackles on his way to 122 yards and two touchdowns. He finished his junior season with 1,308 rush-

ing yards and 13 touchdowns.

After an explosive first half that ended in a 21-21 tie, Randolph-Macon took control in the second half. Its running game couldn’t be stopped, racking up 173 yards in the second half.

Macon’s defense also turned up its intensity in the second half, holding the Tigers to 7 points and 218 yards. The Yellow Jackets also intercepted Hampden-Sydney three times,

two of which came in the third quarter in Macon territory.

“I said less in the locker room before this game or at halftime than any other game,” Arruza said. “Players win games, and players won the game today.”

Despite throwing three interceptions, Cobb was efficient throwing the ball for the majority of the game, finishing 37 of 56 with 411 yards and three touchdowns.

His primary target, as has been the case all season, was senior wideout Cam Johnson.

In his final game for the Tigers, Johnson set the school’s singlegame receptions record with 19 catches. He also tallied 230 yards and two touchdowns.

“Every once in awhile you get a kid that you’re really just proud to be a part of his career,” Tigers coach Marty Favret said of Johnson. “We ran out of bullets a little bit, but certainly not

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HSC — DeMasi 1 run (Hall kick) RMC — Hoy 7 run (Vidal kick) HSC — Johnson 20 pass from Cobb (Hall kick) RMC — Hoy 3 run (Vidal kick) HSC — Cunningham 18 pass from Cobb (Hall kick) RMC — Frederick 2 run (Vidal kick) RMC — Frederick 8 run (Vidal kick) RMC — Redmond 7 run (Vidal kick) HSC — Johnson 23 pass from Cobb (Hall kick) RMC — Hoy 3 run (Vidal kick) RMC — Hoy 2 run (Vidal kick) RMC — Hoy 1 run (Vidal kick) RUSHING HSC: Cunningham 9 carries 42 yards, DeMasi 7-14, Johnson 1-0, Cobb 1-(minus 1). RMC: Frederick 18-122, Hoy 21-93, Redmond 9-86, Estes 1-(minus 4), TEAM 1-(minus 3).

PASSING HSC: Cobb 37 completions 56 attempts 411 yards 3 interceptions, Johnson 1-1-6-0. RMC: 15-28-173-0, Hoy 1-1-29-0. TEAM 0-2.

RECEIVING HSC: Johnson 19 receptions 230 yards, Cunningham 11-112, Morgan 6-65, Cobb 1-6, Costello 1-4. RMC: Hoy 8-77, Redman 3-43, Tanner 2-42, Gill 2-27, Frederick 1-13.

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Cyclones’ goal-line stand keeps Patriots down

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor CULPEPER – Patrick Henry may have had a half to play when they went into the locker room at intermission, but the Patriots season was already all but over.

They had a first-and-goal at the Eastern View 1-yard-line and a minute to go, but a series of penalties and misfires kept them from scoring and closing to within two touchdowns of the Cyclones, who built upon their 28-6 halftime lead to win a 54-6 decision over the visiting Patriots in the first round of the Region 4B playoffs.

The Patriots began that critical drive on their 21. A 20-yard run by Samuel Williams and a 48-yard pass from Alexander Sikkar to Noah Taylor set Patrick Henry up on the Cyclone 21.

A roughing the passer penalty moved the Patriots to the 12 and Terrance Oxendine’s 9-yard run set them up with a firstand-goal at the 3. Quarterback Hunter Hart moved the ball up, but was ruled down at the 1. An Eastern View offside penalty moved the Patriots a few inches closer to the goal line.

But then, Patrick Henry began to shoot itself in the foot.

An illegal procedure penalty moved the Patriots back to the 6. Hart regained the lost yardage, again being ruled down at the 1. Twice he tried to punch from there through the line of scrimmage to the end zone.

Both times, he got close to the goal line, but no touchdown was called. Then, with fourth down and 26.9 seconds left in the half, another illegal procedure penalty was called to move Patrick Henry back to the 6.

The half ended on an incomplete pass.

“It was a tremendous blow,” said Patrick Henry head coach Keith Braxton. “I thought

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[Hart] was in, at least twice, but I don’t wear the stripes. “[Eastern View] came out and scored at the start of the second half, and we were down a little after that.”

The Cyclones were led by running back Trey Holmes, who carried the ball 22 times for 294 yards and four touchdowns.

Quarterback Matt Lowry completed 8-of-11 passes for 105 yards and one touchdown – a 22-yard toss to D’Ago Hunter – and touchdown runs of 1 and 3 yards. Hunter had three catches for 35 yards and four carries for 72 yards, the latter including an 11-yard touchdown effort.

Hart and Sikkar each threw for 90 yards for Patrick Henry, whose only score came on a 58-yard pass from Hart to Terrance Oxendine in the first quarter. The point-after attempt was blocked.

The Patriots graduate nine seniors, including Hart, Oxendine and Jamel Jackson, who finished the night with one 25-yard catch. Braxton wasted little time to begin thinking about next year.

“The future’s bright. This is not really good right now.

It doesn’t feel great, but they’ll bounce back and we’ll get ready to go to work for next year,” Braxton said. “We’re a young

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Above, Patrick Henry’s Antonio Ford tries to find some running room in the Patriots’ 54-6 loss to host Eastern View in a Class 4, Region B first-round game Friday night. Left, Patrick Henry’s Terrance Oxendine (3) tries to escape Cyclone tacklers.

EV – Lowry 1 run (Hutchinson kick) EV – Holmes 86 run (Hutchinson kick) PH – Oxendine 58 pass from Hart (kick failed) EV – Holmes 9 run (Hutchinson The Garnet, led by Sara afterward. kick) Graven with 19 digs and Alexia Wolfe led RandolphEV – Holmes 3 run (Hutchinson Mehra den Braven with 15 Macon with 12 kills, followed kick) kills, seized the momentum by Miranda Hall with nine EV – Hunter 11 run (kick failed) EV – Hunter 22 pass from Lowry early with a run that took kills and Rebecca McGilvery (Hutchinson) them from a 5-3 deficit to a with seven. McGilvery led the EV—Holmes 4 run (kick failed) 13-8 lead in the first set.

Yellow Jackets with 21 digs, EV – Lowry 3 run (Hutchinson kick) That momentum helped followed by Julia Stech with RUSHING PH: Williams 4 carries 26 yards, Swarthmore overcome the 12 and Mackenzie Loewe and Oxendine 10-26, Ford 2-18, Hart Yellow Jackets in a scrappy Angela Tender with 10 apiece.

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1-(minus 2), Henson 7-46, Harris 1-2, Robinson 1-2. in the final set. While the Dave Lawrence can be PASSING Yellow Jackets tied it at 13-13, reached at dlawrence@mechloPH: Hart 2 completions 5 they began to slip behind cal.com. attempts 90 yards 0 interceptions, Sikkar 3-14-90-0, Oxendine 0-1. EV: Lowry 8-11-105-0.

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R-MC ousted in NCAA first round

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Randolph-Macon’s run in the 2017 NCAA Division III women’s volleyball tournament ended almost as soon as it started.

The Yellow Jackets, seeded fourth in their regional, were swept by No. 5 Swarthmore 25-15, 28-26, 25-22 Friday.

Randolph-Macon ends its season at 23-7.

team. We played a lot of sophomores. We’ll have those guys another two years. We’ve got a couple of juniors – it will be their last year. … They’ll

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Lee-Davis boys, girls make history at states

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor THE PLAINS – Lee-Davis had a historic performance at the Virginia High School League Class 5 cross country championships Friday, with both the boys and girls teams each earning their best finishes in the state meet in school history.

Atlee’s girls, paced by freshman Rachel Mudd with an eighth-place finish, had a great outing as well, edging Lee-Davis by a point to finish third overall.

Both the Confederate girls and boys finished fourth in their respective races – despite the cold wind and damp, spongy course. Each team also fielded an all-state performer: Jack Ikenberry, who finished fourth in the boys race; and Nicole Van Ess, who finished 14th in the girls.

Lee-Davis head coach Neil Mathews was pleased, to put it mildly, with his teams’ performances.

“We’re ecstatic,” Mathews said. “We just almost nipped the region champs (Atlee) here.

That was our goal, to try to come up and be the top team from the region and we durn nearly did. But fourth in state, our best finish in school history in the state meet – we’re ecstatic. …”

“Every girl had the race they needed to have at the state meet.

I have no clue what kind of time they ran. I just based in on where they were in relation to the field, and they kicked butt.

It was awesome.”

Van Ess, a senior, shared Mathews enthusiasm for the Confederates’ performance.

“Today I was moving up as much as I could,” she said. “It didn’t feel great, but it never does.”

She did not let the course conditions get to her.

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Above, Lee-Davis’ Jack Ikenberry (816) keeps Thomas Edison’s Yared Mekonnen (1386) at bay as they come in fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Virginia High School League Class 5 state cross country championships at Great Meadow Park Friday. Top left, Patrick Henry’s Noah Campbell is the first non-Loudon Valley runner to cross the finish line in the Class 4 boys championship race. Bottom left, Atlee’s Rachel Mudd holds on to an eighth-place finish in the Class 5 girls championship race to lead the Raider girls to third place in the team standings.

Patriots win West section title Nick Liberante for The Local

Patrick Henry libero Connor Logan digs out a wouldbe Midlothian spike in the Patriots’ 25-23, 25-22, 25-14 sweep of the visiting Trojans in the Class 4 Western Section final Wednesday.

Patrick Henry hosted Lakeland in a Virginia High School League Class 4 state semifinal Tuesday night after this edition went to press.

“It didn’t affect me as much as I thought it would,” Van Ess said. “I tried to pick my feet up and I tried to avoid certain spots that I thought would make me slow down. I tried to help myself before I got [in trouble].”

While Van Ess is finishing her high school cross country career, Atlee’s Mudd – the Class 5, Region B champion – is just beginning hers. The freshman – the top finisher from Hanover County in the Class 5 girls race – was happy with her perfor-

mance.

“I’m a little tired, but I feel good and I’m happy with where I placed,” Mudd said.

Neither the importance of the event nor the conditions fazed her.

“I was actually really excit-

ed for today,” Mudd said. “I always get a little nervous. …

We haven’t been running in weather this cold all season, but I think it might have helped us.”

Atlee head coach Tyler Busch said it was a great day for the Raider girls.

“It couldn’t have gone better,” he said. “Looking at it going in, we thought we could stretch it out and get third. That was our reach there and they did it. You look at the scores, and it came down to 1 point to get third or fourth. That’s big. That means every one of our runners got somebody right there at the end. That makes a big difference.”

On the boys side, Mathews said his team had broken new ground for the Confederates.

“We’ve never been better than seventh on the boys side,” Mathews said. “Coming into

this season, we thought we were going to be up at the top. We dealt with a lot of [injuries and illnesses] you don’t anticipate, but here we are at the state meet and we ran lights out. … A new caste of characters – new faces – chipped in.”

Mathews also praised Ikenberry.

“I can’t say enough about his finish – that was awesome!”

Mathews said. “He gave himself a chance to win. He just didn’t have that extra gear that [Class 5 champion] Zach [Levet] did from Deep Run. But he gave us a chance as a team for him to get such a low number.”

Ikenberry was a bit more equivocal about his performance, however.

“I would have liked to get top three,” he said. “But fourth is good. I gave myself a shot – that’s all I care about, to be honest. Our team ran well, so I’m good with that.”

In the Class 4 boys championships, Patrick Henry’s Noah Campbell crowned an all-state season with a sixth-place finish – the first runner not from Loudon Valley to cross the line.

Loudon Valley handily crushed the competition with a perfect score of 15.

“I feel fantastic,” Campbell said. “It was a beautiful day out … a bit windy. Perfect conditions, beautiful course, fantastic competition.”

Campbell, a senior, was pleased to finish his career with all-state honors.

“Last year, I think I was seventh in conference,” he said.

“This year, finishing sixth in the state – I’d say I was really happy with that.”

Hanover’s Rachel Crytser was the area’s top finisher in the Class 4 girls race. She came in 24th in 19:59.

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

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C-16-17(c), MARGARET JONES BOST Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District to AR-6(c), Agricultural Residential District with conditions on GPINs 8728-54-9623 and 8728-55-7070 (part), consisting of approximately 26.1 acres, and located at the terminus of Glebe Hill Road (private road section) approximately 1,000 feet northwest of its intersection with Colwick Trace (state route pending) in the HENRY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of three (3) building lots for a gross density of one (1) dwelling unit per 8.7 acres. (PUBLIC HEARING)

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C-17-17(c), STELLA M. AND STEVEN M. CLARY Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District to AR-6(c), Agricultural Residential District with Killing deer illegally was conditions on GPIN 8719-24-3791, consisting of approximately 8.9 acres, and located on the west line of Hanover Courthouse Road (U.S. Route 301) approximately 800 feet south of its intersection EVENTS with Cadys Mill Road (State Route 695) in the BEAVERDAM MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. The Continued from pg. 6 subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed Tuesday, Nov. 28 zoning amendment would permit the creation of two (2) building lots for a gross density of one A blood drive will be held dwelling unit per 4.45 acres. (PUBLIC HEARING) from 1 to 5 p.m. at St. Ann's C-19-17(c), HANOVER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC. Request(s) to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential District to RS(c), Single-Family Residential District with conditions on GPINs 7779-49-4924 and 7779-49-3598, consisting of approximately 3.6 acres, and located on the south line of Hanover Avenue (State Route 1306) approximately 300 feet west of its intersection with Beverly Road (State Route 1312) in the SOUTH ANNA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General. The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of six (6) building lots for a gross density of 1.67 dwelling units per acre. (PUBLIC HEARING) SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS SE-14-17, C-FALLS, L.L.C. Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.10 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a temporary sales office for an approved subdivision on GPIN 7787-06-9949, consisting of approximately 11.89 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the south line of Cedar Lane (State Route 623) at its intersection with Holly Hill Road (State Route 713) in the SOUTH ANNA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. (PUBLIC HEARING) Copies of the above case may be reviewed in the Planning Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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Pole Green Elementary School gets inspiration from space station

By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local MECHANICSVILLE -- “Pole Green Elementary, we hear you loud and clear” were the words of International Space Station Expedition 53 commander Randy Bresnik as he welcomed a group of Hanover County students to a live question-and-answer session from space last week. “Welcome to the International Space Station.”

More than 500 Pole Green Elementary School students got the opportunity of a lifetime Wednesday as they linked live with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Pole Green was one of six schools nationally selected to submit questions to a trio of astronauts, and students wasted no time getting started on a list of 20 questions, some of them submitted by students from other Hanover County schools.

The live hookup highlighted a space-themed day where students focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and space-related subjects, the culmination of weeks of preparation for the live session.

Two flight engineers, Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei, joined the Expedition 53 Commander for the 20-minute session.

The process began months ago when Pole Green was invited to apply for the much sought after position as one of the schools selected to hold live sessions with the space station.

Pole Green gifted teacher Lori Schoenwiesner said it was a detailed application procedure, but the payoff was well worth the effort.

“Our students have always been interested in space, so we pursued an application and were accepted,” Schoenwiesner said. She received support for the event from the Math and Science Innovation Center, VCU School of Engineering and inhouse specialists in preparing a day of learning and excitement for the students.

“I thought it was great that we now have the technology to talk with people so far away,” said Pole Green student Hero Hood.

Aiden Trimiew said he like interacting with the astronauts, especially the parts that made him smile.

“I loved when they did a couple of scenes that made us laugh and that was cool.”

Students submitted questions that

ran the gambit and exhibited a certain type of curiosity associated with space.

“What happens if you get sick in space?” one student asked. “How do you drink water?” another inquired.

“How do you sleep in space?” one questioner asked. Bresnik explained that the technicians climb into enclosures similar to sleeping bags to prevent them from floating around the station while they are resting.

Another crew member displayed how the crew drinks water from specialized bags.

“Can a person in a wheelchair go into space?” was a question that provoked a thoughtful response from the crew. They hoped space adventures would be available to everyone in the future.

The students especially liked the conclusion of the session when the three specialists exited in grand space fashion.

“3-2-1 -- blast off!” they shouted as they floated out of view and an appreciative audience exploded with applause.

“We have a full day planned that lets the students know that they can

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Questioners involved in last week's space station uplink said they may want to visit space someday. They are, from left, Pole Green Elementary School students Hero Hood, TJ Woodson, Alex Heavner and Aiden Trimiew.

They are joined by program organizer and Pole Green gifted teacher Lori Schoenwiesner.

follow their passions related to science and turn that into some career that can support our community, or even our country,” Schoenwiesner said.

Pole Green principal Rhonda Voorhees described the event as “a once in an educational career opportunity for both the teachers, students and staff.”

She noted the possibilities associated with an event like the NASA hookup.

“This is designed to get children interested in space and maybe pursue a career in that area. We think this is a good launching pad for students interested in those careers, or science and math in their future careers,” Voorhees said. “It’s been a wonderful opportunity for all of us.”

The three NASA astronauts are part of a six-member team that arrived at the station in July and are scheduled to return home in January.

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